On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 1:26:37 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
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> > We went to a Japanese/Korean grill your own restaurant today. My son
> > ordered some kind of funny looking pale substance to grill. Normally I
> > would have assumed it was chicken but was surprised to find out it was
> > intestines. I tried some and it was like chewing on some rubber that oozed
> > fat. I gave up after a while because my teeth was not able to break up
> > that tissue. I am resolved to try some of those wacky things that my son
> > will eat. Can pig uterus be next?
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> Were they chitterlings? Google it They used to be on sale a lot when
> I was a child but I haven't seen them in many years. No, I have never tried
> one)
>

Chitlins, in the US, is mostly associated with poor black folk food. Ironically, it is reserved for special occasions these days because it's not something you prepare on a whim. You have to boil that pigs guts for hours to get rid of the smell and soften it up a bit - well, that's my understanding anyway.

The intestines that I had was probably beef and I can't say if it was boiled prior to it being grilled. It was some pretty tough material and I had to spit it out - not because of the taste but because my teeth seemed to have no effect on it whatsoever.

Later on, I had a bad case of the trots. I figured it was the battle of the intestines - my guts vs their guts. Their guts must have won. OTOH, it was probably the small piece of fried cheese cake what really done me in.

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> > I kind of like it when the kids surprise me with the things they'll do. I
> > really do want them to have lives of their own. So far so good.
>
> Excellent!!! Enjoy when you can and be grateful that you can. Long may you
> have that joy!
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